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Blue Whale Underwater ProfileThis is a Grayscale - Black and White version of WBL-072. In this instance it helps to highlight the details of the groves called ventral pleats that run along the whales throat.species: Balaenoptera musculusphoto-id: WBL-078 request pricing

Blue Whale Surface FeedingWhen feeding near the surface, Blue Whales can extend their heads completely out of the water as they lunge forward through a mass of krill. This animal has rolled on its side and is moving from right to left. What you are seeing is the underside of its chin with its numerous parallel pleats. These are also referred to as ventral or throat grooves.species: Balaenoptera musculusphoto-id: WBL-060 request pricing

Blue Whale FlukeBaleen whale. Believed to be the largest animal to have ever lived. The Blue Whale can reach lengths of over 90 feet and attain weights of 150 tons or more. They feed almost exclusively on huge amounts of tiny shrimp like crustaceans called krill.species: Balaenoptera musculusphoto-id: WBL-054 request pricing

Blue WhaleBlue Whales normally travel as individuals or in small groups of two or three animals, but in areas where krill are plentiful they can be found feeding in groups of 50 or more.species: Balaenoptera musculusphoto-id: WBL-052 request pricing

Blue Whale SpoutThe spout is large often extending 20 feet or more into the air.species: Balaenoptera musculusphoto-id: WBL-048 request pricing

Blue Whale SpoutThe spout is large often extending 20 feet or more into the air.species: Balaenoptera musculusphoto-id: WBL-049 request pricing

Blue Whale FlukeThe huge fluke of a Blue Whale can power it to speeds of over 30 miles per hour for short distances.species: Balaenoptera musculusphoto-id: WBL-051 request pricing

Blue Whale Fluke UnderwaterBlue Whales existed in large numbers until the early twentieth century. In a period of less than 40 years they were hunted nearly to extinction. As of 2002 there were 5 to 10 thousand worldwide and their numbers appear to be increasing.species: Balaenoptera musculusphoto-id: WBL-036 request pricing

Blue WhaleBaleen whale. Believed to be the largest animal to have ever lived. The Blue Whale can reach lengths of over 90 feet and attain weights of 150 tons or more. They feed almost exclusively on huge amounts of tiny shrimp like crustaceans called krill.species: Balaenoptera musculusphoto-id: WBL-028 request pricing

Blue Whale FlukeBaleen whale. Believed to be the largest animal to have ever lived. The Blue Whale can reach lengths of over 90 feet and attain weights of 150 tons or more. They feed almost exclusively on huge amounts of tiny shrimp like crustaceans called krill.species: Balaenoptera musculusphoto-id: WBL-003 request pricing

Royal Terns Feeding on KrillTerns surface feeding on a large mass of krill that has been driven to the surface by a school of sardine.species: Sterna maximaphoto-id: BGE-133 request pricing

Blue Whale Fluke UnderwaterBaleen whale. Believed to be the largest animal to have ever lived. The Blue Whale can reach lengths of over 90 feet and attain weights of 150 tons or more. They feed almost exclusively on huge amounts of tiny shrimp like crustaceans called krill.species: Balaenoptera musculusphoto-id: WBL-037 request pricing

Blue WhaleThe huge fluke of a Blue Whale can power it to speeds of over 30 miles per hour for short distances.species: Balaenoptera musculusphoto-id: WBL-012 request pricing

Royal Terns Feeding on KrillTerns surface feeding on a large mass of krill that has been driven to the surface by a school of sardine.species: Sterna maximaphoto-id: BGE-134 request pricing

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